It's one sided inasmuch as Amazon (or any modern retailer in this age of
networked computers) tracks and correlatess your interests via (say) your
past
purchases, your zip code, your bank, whether you own or rent, your traffic
ticket history [...]

I guess if you can't stick to factual statements, there's not much point in
this discussion.


Ok, maybe not your traffic ticket history. And I don't work for a major
retailer. But the "privacy" agreements one gets in the mail or read on the web
are pretty explicit that they share their information with "... and
unaffiliated third parties as permitted by law." I have no doubt that they do
so.

Jose
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